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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Personally, I simply do not see how anybody can maintain these vehicle somewhat close to OE performance standards and spend 15 hours per year.
I recently rebuilt the front suspension on the SD and the time was easily 25 hours spent here and there.
Some years, they can go with minimal maintenance, however, when something major needs attention, the time can really pile up.
My estimate for each one is 75 hours per year and this would include waxing and detailing work on the interior.
By no means is this figure sufficient to return the vehicle to factory specs..........it simply provides a good looking driver where all systems work as designed.
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Well first of all, mine is a "newer" W202, not a W124. If you look in the tech section there is a notable lack of tech complaints with W202's, especially newer ones. I am not saying there aren'y any, but relatively few. No I did not include time spent washing. And no I am not trying to achieve some museum quality or win awards. Just keep the car looking and running like new, but not under a magnifying glass.
I included time spent doing all repairs. And I fix everything myself.
Here is what I have done this year:
4-3-09 Changed MAF 1 hour
7-5-09 Changed Oil/filter 2 hours
7-22-09 Changed #4 coil 2 hours (put on new breather hose also)
10-9-09 Changed air filter and cabin filter 1 hour
11-23-09 Changed spark plug connectors on #2 and #4 and put in new plugs
2 hours
So that's 8 hours for this year.
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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra
Last edited by mpolli; 11-28-2009 at 06:14 PM.
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